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Pollinator Posse member, Seth Newton Patel of Oakland watches his 4-year-old daughter Saathiya Patel, 4, dressed as a monarch butterfly, take flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Monarch Takes Flight

May 8, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
A monarch butterfly took flight at the third annual Butterfly Summit at Annie's Annuals and Perennials in Richmond, an event co-sponsored by the Bay Area-based Pollinator Posse.
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Six adults and 2 kids hold containers of plants. EFNEP & UC Master Gardener collaboration helped parents with children to learn about container gardening!
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Celebrating EFNEP’s 50 years with UC Master Gardeners in Tulare County

May 3, 2019
By Suzanne Morikawa
EFNEP, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, partnered with UC Master Gardeners in Tulare County to celebrate EFNEP's 50th Anniversary! The UC Master Gardeners provided a one-hour workshop about container gardening for parents of young children.
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Extension apiculturist Elina Niño examines a frame in the apiary of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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California Honey Festival: Show Me the Honey!

May 1, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Show me the honey! You'll see scores of honey varietals at the third annual California Honey Festival on Saturday, May 4. And you can sample the honey, ask questions, and purchase it--the soul of a field of flowers.
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Extension apiculturist Elina Lastro Niño opens a hive at the first California Honey Festival, launched in 2017. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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California Honey Festival: Saturday, May 4

May 1, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
Hear that buzz? The third annual California Honey Festival, sponsored by the City of Woodland and the UC Davis Honey and Pollination Center, will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, May 4 in downtown Woodland. It's free and family friendly.
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A honey bee packing blue pollen from the tower of jewels, Echium wildpretii. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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A Honey of a Festival on Saturday, May 4

April 29, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
In the honey bee colony, you'll see a workforce like no other. You'll see nurse maids, nannies, royal attendants, builders, architects, foragers, dancers, honey tenders, pollen packers, propolis or "glue" specialists, air conditioning and heating technicians, guards, and undertakers.
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Doctoral candidate Brendon Boudinot answers questions about insects in the Bug Doctor booth at Briggs Hall. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The Bug Doctor Is In! Ask Me a Question!

April 25, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The doctor is in. The Bug Doctor, that is. If you attended the 105th annual UC Davis Picnic Day and headed for Briggs Hall, home of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, you encountered a booth lettered with "Bug Doctor" and a sign that read: Ask Me About Insects.
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At a recent TODS Day, UC Davis employee Sarah Robertson supervises her children, Isla and Cameron, as they use a catch-and-release device to observe bees up close. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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'Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work' on Thursday, April 25

April 24, 2019
By Kathy Keatley Garvey
The Bohart Museum of Entomology and the Hagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, both part of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology, will participate in the UC Davis Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work (TODS) Day on Thursday, April 25.
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